Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler (Toyota)
Vehicle recall 14V-743. NHTSA received Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC’s report on Nov 19, 2014.
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NHTSA received Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC’s report on Nov 19, 2014. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner.
The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler.
What should you do?
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 3,233 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Toyota Highlanderand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Camryand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Priusand 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Sequoiaand 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Tacomaand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Tundraand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Avalonand 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Siennaand 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota FJ Cruiserand 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, before the model years listed here
- Toyota RAV4and 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota 4RUNNERand 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Venzaand 2009, 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
- Toyota Corollaand 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 25, 2026.